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Monday, October 16,1989 The Battalion Page 15 n “S ' gold, ied Prison j •isrelean ^ larj “dgbve l itarycaj r it [oncy, aji ers,' esn't alternain r ourfe o3,sa inclufli 'o arret life pris i Mandtl nicnt si i •y ! e ms d of a Ik "s, aretii the pna tish tk: of casl . sales c :t of dm further, U.S.«r inch wt d Euroji ices fro: )0(l R'i es f steam ed Iasi rim, ip sue- rraliza- ounter ms. It lion lo ; since Monday ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK: begins with a forum on alcohol use, misuse, and abuse at 7 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. For more information call the Center for Drug Prevention and Education at 845-0280. AGGIE WRANGLERS: Anyone wishing to take country and western dance lessons (beginning, advanced, or jitterbug) may sign up from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the MSC. TEXAS AGGIE GRASSROOT COALITION: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 507 Rudder. MINORITY ASSOCIATION OF PRE-HEALTH AGGIES: will meet at 7 p.m. in 502 Rudder. PRIMITIVE BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP: will have a worship service at 7:30 p.m. in the All Faith’s Chapel. For more information call Chris Blexins at 847-7000. PRE-LAW SOCIETY: will meet at 7 p.m. in 302 Rudder. SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS: will have a meeting for members going to the national convention at 7 p.m. in 014 Reed McDonald. TAMU SKYDIVING CLUB: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 502 Rudder. MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have a video program called “Quran, the Book of Sign” at 8:30 p.m. in 229 MSC. RECREATIONAL SPORTS: will have entries open for flickerball, innertube water basketball, and 8-ball singles at 8 a.m. in 159 Read. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at noon. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information. Tuesday ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK: will have a Mash Tent serving Aggie Mocktails (non-alcoholic beverages) from 1 to 3 p.m. on the southside of the Quad. For more information call the Center for Drug Prevention and Education at 845- 0280. PLACEMENT CENTER: will have second-level interviews from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in 410 Rudder. CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL: will have a meeting and magazine collection at 7 p.m. in 228 MSC. For more information call Elizabeth at 847-0247. AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION: John Harrelson from Dow Chemical will speak on their move toward global marketing at 8:30 p.m. in 701 Rudder. BETA ALPHA PSI: will have a social hosted by Price Waterhouse at 6:30 p.m. at the Briarcrest Country Club. PHI ETA SIGMA: Dr. Southerland will speak on how to get the most out of your col lege years at 8:30 p.m. in 301 Rudder. ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK: will have Hall-y-wood Squares game show from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Davis-Gary Quad. YOUNG CONSERVATIVES OF TEXAS: will meet at 7 p.m. in 308 Rudder. PSYCHOLOGY CLUB/PSI CHI: Dr. Harsey will speak on health psychology at 7 p.m. in 338 Psychology. SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS: Peter Roussel will speak on poli tics and the press at 8 p.m. in 014 Reed McDonald. WOMEN IN COMMUNICATIONS INC.: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 302 Rudder. For more information call Sheri Jones at 823-4150. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: will have a prayer meeting at 7 p.m. in the meditation room of the All Faith’s Chapel. MEDICINE TRIBE: will meet at 5 p.m. in front of the Academic Building. RECREATIONAL SPORTS: entries close for pickleball singles and golf doubles at 5:30 p.m. in 159 Read. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: will have a step study meeting at 8:30 p.m. For more information call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280. w. ,; ffoi “v? T ■• •• * •• ••>,* . * » ... i - ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at noon. For more in formation call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280. Hems for What's Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonald, no later than three business days before the desired run date. We only publish the name and phone number of the contact if you ask us to do so. What’s Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit events and activities. Submissions are run on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry will run. If you have questions, call the newsroom at 645-3315. have i guard ;he So ld, the with r $16 billion cut back n federal spending fficially takes effect 151 ,ent of I handj trip 4 i tints I I inns'I tVasJ inion- f a veil Elv-j fori I an u j resin’| WASHINGTON (AP) — “The jramm-Rudman law’s automatic bpending cuts.” Those seven words were supposed to conjure visions of paos that would frighten Congress pnd the president into cutting the Ifederal deficit. But it hasn’t worked that way this [year. On Monday, $16 billion in “au tomatic” federal spending cuts take effect. The law calls the cuts “perma nent.” In reality, they may not be. Unless you are a doctor, hospital official, veteran, college student or [federal worker, you are unlikely (ever to notice the reductions. Even if you are among those vic tims, however, you may not suffer [very much or for very long. If Con- ress follows its own precedent, it nay roll back the cuts in a matter erf days. The Gramm-Rudman deficit-re duction law, enacted in 1985, has [triggered automatic cuts twice be fore, in 1986 and 1987. The 1987 cutback lasted two months and was foiled back by Congress. The White House budget chief, Richard Darman, said Sunday that allowing the cuts to last a full year f maybe ... is the best available alter native. At least it is real.” “This time, if it goes into effect, I bink it would be good if people would live with it . . . Darman said on the ABC-TV program “This jWeekwith David Brinkley.” One of the bill’s authors, Sen. Phil iramm, R-Texas, rebutted criticism of the law and said strengthening it fould balance the budget. “You can’t blame a mechanism hat was aimed at reducing the defi- nt when Congress does not want to do the job,” Gramm said on the vBC-TV program, “Meet the Tess.’’ The law requires a projected defi at for fiscal 1990 — which began t. 1 — of no more than $100 bil lion. If the projected shortfall ex ceeds the target by more than $10 billion on Monday, the law automat ically triggers cuts in spending of whatever is required to slash the fig ure to $100 billion. The White House has estimated that the 1990 deficit would be $16.2 billion. The law distributes the cuts equally between defense and do mestic programs: $8.1 billion from defense and $8.1 billion from do mestic programs. From there, the formula gets more complicated. The cuts apply to all defense pro grams except for money already owed on signed contracts. That means that about $190 billion of the budget’s $300 billion for defense is subject to reductions. Result: a 4.3 percent cut in eligible defense pro grams. Special rules in the law exempt nearly 75 percent of federal spend ing, including Social Security, pay ments on the national debt, federal retirement and disability programs, veterans pensions and compensa tion, and state unemployment bene fits. The law sets a ceiling of 2 percent cuts on programs including Medi care, veterans’ medical care, commu nity and migrant health centers and Indian health facilities. The result is a 5.3 percent cut ap plied evenly among eligible domestic programs. Early on, agencies — which re ceive their budgets in monthly or quarterly allotments — cope by de laying purchases, leaving vacant jobs unfilled, reducing travel and shift ing money within accounts. Technically, the Gramm-Rudman cuts “temporarily” took effect Oct. 1. and agencies have been watching their budgets since then. Beginning that day, student fees for guaranteed student loans in creased by $13 to $38 per loan, and college tuition checks sent to veter ans W'ere cut by 5.3 percent. Few of those loans and checks go out this time of year, however. ATTENTION ON—CAMPUS AGGIES!!! If you are a DECEMBER GRAD, OR if you are CO OPING, STUDENT TEACH ING, STUDYING ABROAD, WITH DRAWING during the SPRING SEMESTER or getting MARRIED during the first two months of the Spring semester: Your $200.00 Housing Deposit will be RE FUNDED if written notification is received in the HOUSING OFFICE, 101 YMCA, by DECEMBER 1, at 5:00 p.m. If notification is not received, your deposit will be forfeited, as stated in your signed contract for On-Campus Housing. Thank You. THE AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT’S ASSOCIATION & TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE * present .... Full Lecture Series on PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE DENNIS J. REARDON Ph.D., Coordinator of the Center for Drug Prevention & Education speaxs on ALCOHOL & DRUG PREVENTION Thursday, October IQ 411 12:00 - 12:50 p.m. Joe H. Reynolds Medical Sciences Building: Lecture Hall 1 * All undergraduates, graduates, and faculty are welcome. TEXAS A&M BOOKSTORE BOOKFAIR Addison-Wesley Titjes Advanced technical titles in all fields including: Apple Technical •0) Benjamin Cummings 0 Lotus Books •Discounts also apply to specja| orders Bruc ep. ^eh sfer 20% OFF THRU OCTOBER 21st An Addison-Wesley representative win be present October 19^ r <? Sy A-# if iti ifr E x yf Document Preparation System 0 SY\\|K^,YY\E>- Les//e Lamport Digital Equipment Corporation Illustrations by Duane Bibby St M re H ° Ur S Mon..p rj 7:45 AM-6:00 pm Sst. 9:00 AM-5:0q PM feoo ksto .STUOeNTCEN™: